Valve



Feb. 23, 1954 REEVE 2,670,009

VALVE Filed May 8, 1951 I 2 Sheets-Sheet l F 5 iv mm INVENTOR Rebel-LE. Reev BY 4 W ATTORNEYS Feb. 23, 1954 R. E. REEVE 2,670,009

VALVE Filed May 8, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Roberi .E'. Reue ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 23, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE VALVE Robert E. Reeve, Tracy, Calif.

Application May 8, 1951, Serial No. 225,088

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates generally to an improvement in valves. 2

In particular the invention is directed to, and it is an object to provide, a nove1 valve for use in dairies or the like.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a valve which is especially designed, but not limited, for use in connection between a milk feed hose and a pipe line in a continuous milking system.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a valve, as above, which comprises 'a plurality of parts which are separable for the purpose of convenience and effective washing and sterilization of the same; such parts being arranged for ready and quick separation or coupling, manually.

A further object of the invention is to provide a valve for the purpose described :iwhich includes a novel quick-coupling and sealing unit between one part fixed to the pipe line of the milking system, and another part which connects to the milk feed hose; the latter part having a plug valve associated therewith to control liquid flow through the device.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a valve which is designed forease and economy of manufacture.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a practical and reliable valve, and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purpose for which it is designed.

These objects are accomplished by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts, as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claim.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a plan view of the valve with all the the parts in engagement, as for use.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, but shows the parts of the coupling and sealing unit separated.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the valve.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the fixed body part looking toward the wide angle taper seat,

Fig. 5 is an inner end view of the separable body part looking toward the frusto-conical coupling head. 1

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, the} valve, which is indicated generally at l, is adapted to connect and establish communication between a milk feed hose 2 and the fixed pipe line 3 of a continuous milking system in a dairy.

The valve l comprises a body part 4 fixed to the pipe line 3 and projecting laterally therefrom; such body part 4 including an axial bore 5 which communicates with the interior of the pipe line 3.

The axial bore 5 runs straight for a short distance from the pipeline 3 and then flares to form a wide angle taper seat The numeral 1 indicates an elongated separable body part having an axial passage 8 extending therethrough; the outer end portion of said separable body part 1 being formed as an attachment neck 9 on which the hose 2 is fitted.

.At its inner end the separable'body part 1 is formed with a frusto-conical coupling head [0 adapted to engage in matching relation in the wide angle taper seat 6 of-the fixed body part 4.

The frusto-conical couplng head [0 is formed, in the face thereof, with an annular channel H in'which a ring seal I2 is disposed; said ring seal 12 preferably being substantially circular in cross section whereby to normally project out of the annular channel I].

When the frusto-conical coupling head It is forcefully engaged in the wide angle taper seat 6, the ring seal l2 compresses against such seat in sealing relation to the parts; the passage 8 then being in communication with the straight inner end portion of the axial bore 5.

The following mechanism is employed for quick-detachably coupling the head I0 in the taper seat 6:

The separable body part 1 is formed,. immediately outwardly of the. head ID, with opposed laterally projecting, locking dogs l3 which engage in corresponding outwardly projecting, laterally inwardly opening hooks l4 formed on the fixed body part 4 beyond opposite sides of the taper seat 6.

The working faces Ma of the hooks I4 are oppositely cam-inclined, and there being substantially matching inclination of the corresponding faces of the locking dogs l3. Upon engagement of the head [0 in the taper seat 6 and subsequent part-rotation of the body part 1 to engage the dogs l3 from behind the hooks M from an initial rotative position clear thereof, said cam-inclined faces urge the body part I axially inwardly, forcefully engaging the head l0 in said seat 6. with the ring seal l2 under relatively high compression.

While the parts are normally held in forceful engagement, as above, they can be quickly detached manually merely by the simple expedient of part-rotation of the body part 1, and re-engagement is accomplished with equal ease.

The separable body part I is formed with a The following arrangement is provided to nor mally prevent axially upward displacement of v,

the plug valve I6 and its accidental escape from the taper bore I5.

The fixed body part 4 is formedon topwith a flat seat 20', and the inner end of a laterally swinga'ble hold-finger M is pivoted against s'a-id seat by a screw 22 having a head 23 and :a neck Z4Whiclfba'sses thfougH th'e finger 2 I.

' 'I he Head 23 '-'engages" tlfe adjacent end of the with sufiicieht friction to inaintaimsaid finge "ga-iri'st lateral locse' play'by permitting of later-al swinging by hand-of the fing'er'Z I Intermediate its ends thefinger 2| is==upwardly "ofi'sjet. as" at '25, "and the] horizontal, outer end portion of such 1 finger is formed "with a down- =waru1y: projecting det'nt 26' which 'snap er'i'gages an a recess "'21 in th lipper end of the stem I8 '"Wittr'this'arrangement thetaper-plug valve I6 3 is no'rfn'ally "-maintair'ie'd' -in position in the taper bore li although tlieradial' handle "'I 9 'may be manipulated "to oph or close said "valve. How- "everfiwheh the"sepafable' bbdypart 1 is part-r0- t'ated to' quick=detach"it-froin" the fixed 'body part 4;".the finge'r-*2I is swiing'laterally aside and the 'detent zfi es'capes'the recess 21. Thus, the separable-body fp'art I can be uncoupled from the fixed body part 4 without obstruction', and'with t1 fe finger 2| *clearof the-stem 18' the taper :plug valve l'li 'may bewithdrawn from the taper -I0ore'I5.

a-consequence, the parts of "the device can be -quick='detached for washing and sterilization after completion of each iriilk-in'g opeiation,- and then e'asily-reassembled byhand;

From the foregoing description it win he readily seen that there has been produoedsiih a devie'e a's substiantially 111111115 the 6153 ets' of the inventionias set forth herein;

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, the following is claimed as new and useful, and upon which Letters Patent are desired; A v'alve coinprisingf oily" part-hl'aving a bore, 'th'e'b'o'dy' bei'ngformed with a"s'"at about one end of the bore, an initially separate body part having an axial passage therethrough, a coupling head on one end of the initially separate body part having a cooperating seat formed thereon anteater end about the axial passage, means quick-releasable upon part-rotation of said initially separate body part to secure the parts together' -with the seats engaged, said separate body part having a taper bore thereacross, a tapertplug valve removablyengaged in said taper bore, a spring finger adapted to extendfromthe first nanied'b'odyilcnairt to overhang and "engage the outerrn d of the plug, means pivoting the finger on the first namedbody' part forrotationin'adirection to allow the finger tob'e swung aside'for the reinoval of the'valve and separately 'thewotation of'the separ'at'e body' part in a disconnecting ."directio'n, and co'oprating means between the outer end of the plug'va'lve'and'the fin'ger-ten'ding'to preventrotationof the separate body. "part without preventing rotation of the plug'va'lve'.

ROBERT E. REEVE.

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